Program Director, Human Resource Management & Industrial and Organizational Psychology

About the role

The Graduate School of Business and Leadership (GSBL) at National Louis University seeks a dynamic, forward-thinking, student-centered leader as Program Director for its M.S. in Human Resources Management and Development, the M.S. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and the corresponding dual degree.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of master’s level courses in business, leadership, and related topics.
• Teaching may be both in person and online.
• Promote student success by being a student advocate, overseeing the timely resolution of student inquiries.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of student outcomes in engagement, retention, graduation, and career advancement.
• Engage actively in the programs, tools, and events that enable students to learn and experience more about the field while pursuing their degree.
• Advise students on academic progress and professional goals.
• Commit to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Maintain and develop the program curriculum and learning experiences.
• Lead and monitor the success of the HRMD and IOP programs, including supporting enrollment and retention goals, programmatic assessment and accreditation goals, course scheduling, monitoring the quality of instruction, hiring talented adjuncts, and mentoring and supporting full-time and part-time faculty.
• Serve as the program representative to internal and external constituents.
• Participate in membership and active involvement in the field to grow the prestige of the NLU HRMD and IOP programs.

Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in Human Resource, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Business, Leadership or closely related field required.
• SHRM-SCP or SHRM-CP preferred.
• Minimum of five years of full-time professional practice experience in administrative, managerial, and/or executive positions.
• Research experience in one of the above (or related) disciplines as evidenced by publications in journals, books, book chapters, white papers, or presentations to corporate, academic, or professional communities.
• Record of effective teaching in higher education.
• Experience in learning outcome assessment.
• Experience using technology and AI in teaching and course development.
• Appropriate professional memberships in Human Resources and/or Industrial and Organizational Psychology.